MA MPJE END OF COURSE ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔A pharmacist may dispense EC pursuant to a Standing Order of an actively
practicing physician who is registered with the Commissioner provided that:
I. the pharmacist is currently licensed by the Pharmacy Board.
II. a copy of the Standing Order has been filed with the Pharmacy Board.
III. the pharmacist has completed training accredited by the Accreditation Council on
Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(d) All,
[http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/hcq/dhpl/pharmacy/pharm
acy-regs/policies/public-health-regulations-pharmacy-2006.html].
A pharmacist may dispense EC pursuant to a Standing Order of an actively practicing
physician who is registered with the Commissioner provided that:
1. the pharmacist is currently licensed by the Pharmacy Board;
2. the pharmacist has completed training accredited by the Accreditation Council on
Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or offered by an "Approved College or School of
Pharmacy" (247 CMR 2.00), which training shall include instruction on:
a. referring patient for additional service and follow-up;
b. quality assurance; and
c. proper documentation.
,3. the Standing Order is maintained on file (readily retrievable) at the pharmacy; and
4. a copy of the Standing Order has been filed with the Pharmacy Board.
✔✔Who may counsel a patient?
I. a licensed pharmacist
II. a registered pharmacy intern
III. a qualified pharmacy technician
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(b) I and II only, [247 CMR Chapter 9, Section 9.07(3)].
The offer to counsel shall be made to the patient, or the person acting on behalf of the
patient when confidentiality can be maintained, either by face to face communication or
telephone.
If the patient does not pick up the prescription at a pharmacy or the offer is not made by
telephone then the offer must be made in writing.
This offer must provide a toll-free telephone service to facilitate communication between
such person and the pharmacist and must state the following: "Dear patient, you have
the right to know about the proper use of your medication and its effects. If you need
more information please ask the pharmacist".
Printed material containing information on the drug may accompany this written offer to
counsel provided the patient is informed that said information is not comprehensive and
that the patient should call for further information if needed.
Counseling must be made by a pharmacist, or a pharmacy intern under the direct
supervision of the pharmacist if deemed appropriate by the pharmacist.
Counseling must be available at all times when a pharmacy is open for business.
✔✔Any pharmacy or pharmacy department which establishes a CIVAS shall meet
which of the following requirements?
I. There shall be a minimum working area of 72 square feet.
II. It shall have a laminar flow hood with either vertical or horizontal air flow.
III. The area of the clean room shall be under continual positive pressure unless the
hood is self-venting.
, a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(d) All, [247 CMR Chapter 6, Section 6.01(5)(c)].
Any pharmacy or pharmacy department which establishes a central intravenous
admixture service (CIVAS) shall, in addition to the 300 square feet required by 247
CMR 6.01(6)(b), provide for a separate room referred to as a "clean room" apart from all
other areas of the pharmacy or pharmacy department. This clean room shall meet the
following requirements:
1. There shall be a minimum working area of 72 square feet;
2. it shall be closed on all sides except for a door and an opening to allow for the
passage of materials;
3. it shall have a laminar flow hood with either vertical or horizontal air flow;
4. the laminar flow hood standards of operation of HEPA (High Energy Particulate Air)
filters and prefilters must be determined and certification shall be made annually by a
Board-approved hood certification service;
5. the Board shall be notified before beginning operation of the clean room to verify
hood certification;
6. the area of the clean room shall be under continual positive pressure unless the hood
is self-venting; and
7. applications for construction of a pharmacy with a clean room received after
September 30, 1996 shall show the clean room located directly adjacent to the
prescription area/department.
✔✔A practitioner registered with a narcotic treatment program pursuant to the Narcotic
Addict Treatment Act of 1974 may administer, dispense and prescribe scheduled
narcotic drugs that are approved by the FDA for the treatment of narcotic addiction.
a. True
b. False - ✔✔(a) True, [21CFR1306.07(a)(1), 21CFR1306.07(b) and
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/manuals/pract/section6.htm].
1. Practitioners wishing to administer and dispense approved Schedule II controlled
substances (that is, Methadone) for maintenance and detoxification treatment must
obtain a separate DEA registration as a Narcotic Treatment Program. Application for
registration as a Narcotic Treatment Program is made using DEA Form 363.
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔A pharmacist may dispense EC pursuant to a Standing Order of an actively
practicing physician who is registered with the Commissioner provided that:
I. the pharmacist is currently licensed by the Pharmacy Board.
II. a copy of the Standing Order has been filed with the Pharmacy Board.
III. the pharmacist has completed training accredited by the Accreditation Council on
Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(d) All,
[http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/hcq/dhpl/pharmacy/pharm
acy-regs/policies/public-health-regulations-pharmacy-2006.html].
A pharmacist may dispense EC pursuant to a Standing Order of an actively practicing
physician who is registered with the Commissioner provided that:
1. the pharmacist is currently licensed by the Pharmacy Board;
2. the pharmacist has completed training accredited by the Accreditation Council on
Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or offered by an "Approved College or School of
Pharmacy" (247 CMR 2.00), which training shall include instruction on:
a. referring patient for additional service and follow-up;
b. quality assurance; and
c. proper documentation.
,3. the Standing Order is maintained on file (readily retrievable) at the pharmacy; and
4. a copy of the Standing Order has been filed with the Pharmacy Board.
✔✔Who may counsel a patient?
I. a licensed pharmacist
II. a registered pharmacy intern
III. a qualified pharmacy technician
a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(b) I and II only, [247 CMR Chapter 9, Section 9.07(3)].
The offer to counsel shall be made to the patient, or the person acting on behalf of the
patient when confidentiality can be maintained, either by face to face communication or
telephone.
If the patient does not pick up the prescription at a pharmacy or the offer is not made by
telephone then the offer must be made in writing.
This offer must provide a toll-free telephone service to facilitate communication between
such person and the pharmacist and must state the following: "Dear patient, you have
the right to know about the proper use of your medication and its effects. If you need
more information please ask the pharmacist".
Printed material containing information on the drug may accompany this written offer to
counsel provided the patient is informed that said information is not comprehensive and
that the patient should call for further information if needed.
Counseling must be made by a pharmacist, or a pharmacy intern under the direct
supervision of the pharmacist if deemed appropriate by the pharmacist.
Counseling must be available at all times when a pharmacy is open for business.
✔✔Any pharmacy or pharmacy department which establishes a CIVAS shall meet
which of the following requirements?
I. There shall be a minimum working area of 72 square feet.
II. It shall have a laminar flow hood with either vertical or horizontal air flow.
III. The area of the clean room shall be under continual positive pressure unless the
hood is self-venting.
, a. I only
b. I and II only
c. II and III only
d. All - ✔✔(d) All, [247 CMR Chapter 6, Section 6.01(5)(c)].
Any pharmacy or pharmacy department which establishes a central intravenous
admixture service (CIVAS) shall, in addition to the 300 square feet required by 247
CMR 6.01(6)(b), provide for a separate room referred to as a "clean room" apart from all
other areas of the pharmacy or pharmacy department. This clean room shall meet the
following requirements:
1. There shall be a minimum working area of 72 square feet;
2. it shall be closed on all sides except for a door and an opening to allow for the
passage of materials;
3. it shall have a laminar flow hood with either vertical or horizontal air flow;
4. the laminar flow hood standards of operation of HEPA (High Energy Particulate Air)
filters and prefilters must be determined and certification shall be made annually by a
Board-approved hood certification service;
5. the Board shall be notified before beginning operation of the clean room to verify
hood certification;
6. the area of the clean room shall be under continual positive pressure unless the hood
is self-venting; and
7. applications for construction of a pharmacy with a clean room received after
September 30, 1996 shall show the clean room located directly adjacent to the
prescription area/department.
✔✔A practitioner registered with a narcotic treatment program pursuant to the Narcotic
Addict Treatment Act of 1974 may administer, dispense and prescribe scheduled
narcotic drugs that are approved by the FDA for the treatment of narcotic addiction.
a. True
b. False - ✔✔(a) True, [21CFR1306.07(a)(1), 21CFR1306.07(b) and
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/manuals/pract/section6.htm].
1. Practitioners wishing to administer and dispense approved Schedule II controlled
substances (that is, Methadone) for maintenance and detoxification treatment must
obtain a separate DEA registration as a Narcotic Treatment Program. Application for
registration as a Narcotic Treatment Program is made using DEA Form 363.
